Conduct Drive For Up Grading and Employment, of Negroes In Organized; Plants In Pennsylvania The United Electrical Radio and ^ i Machine Workers of America, CIO, is conducting a concerted drive tor the employment and upgrading of Negro workers in organzed plants in Pennsylvania, New York and Connecticut, Chairman Paul V. Mc Nutt of the War Manpower Com mission was informed. Specific steps designed to speed uomnx Dr. FRED Palmer's Skin Whitener lightens tanned dark akin! Easy way! 25c at drug8toree. Use7 days as dir acted. Satiafaction or Money Back. FREE SAMPLE. Send ^K| 8c postage. Galenol.Dept.CV, Box 284. Atlanta, Georgia. PR. FRED PALMER’S SKIN WHITENER do you Have trouble with your feet? Do they perspire too freely and crack the skin between the toes? Do they ache and burn? Are you troubled with painful corns, cal louses or Athlete's Foot? Then try I.D.I—an amazing new formula guaranteed to bring re lief—or double your money back! EASY TO USE —easy to buy, get LD.I/ * & d<>€-4“ FREI) WALKER, AGENT 984 N. 25th ST. —PHONE ATLANTIC 1689— the integration Of Negroes into war product were reported to Chairman, McNutt by Dr. Robert C. Weaver. Director of the Negro Manpower Service, WMC. According to Dr. Weaver, Dis trict Council No. 1 of the UERM WA has unanimously adopted a pro gram submitted by its Negro Af fairs Committee. This program, which covers 40 plants under con tract to the union stipulates: “1. That we seek to secure, thru the Fair Employment Practice Com mittee. set up by the President, written letters from the employers to the effect that they will .employ minoriy groups, including Negroes. The local 'unions involved shal] re ceive copies of the above mentioned letters. ‘‘2. In plants where no Negroes are now employed, their employ ment shall he encouraged in such a manner that upgrading is possible. ‘‘3. In plants where Negroes are now employed, the upgrading pro cess shall be encouraged. “4. Departmental meetings shall be held to educate in the direction of infiltration of Negroes into class _i» _ ifii'^itans where they have never been employed before. “5. Unions and management shall hold meetings to determine the de partments where Negroes can best be employed with the least amount of disruption, the policy to be estab lished by this committee. ”6. Periodic meetings shall be held to discuss the progress of the employment of Negroes and their effect on production in general.” In New York City, Dr. Weaver reported. Local 1227 of t1-. un — V We Offer for Ycmr Approval A Complete Curtain Service and Another thing,— Have Your Dry Cleaning Done Now! ^ —Cash and Carry Discounts— EDHOLM&SHERMAN 2401 North 24th Street WE. 6055 A Freedom of Education! (One of the Essentials of a Democracy) Of all of the essentials of a Democracy one of the most important is the right of every boy and girl to an education—untainted and untrammeled. In the good old U. S. A. no one is denied the advantages of knowledge; the opportu nity to explore the wide horizons of the sciences, the arts, the crafts—all the subjects that make for a strong, intelligent citizen ship and a fuller life. Can this freedom work? It has since 17761 Today, Americans are the most literate people in the world—enjoying the world’s highest standard of living, thanks to educa tion, sacrifice, individual enterprise, the will to work, and full confidence in the fairness of one’s neighbor. That’s what America is fighting for. With these incentives we cannot fail. Nebraska Power Company ilon has just announced that 20 per cent of all persons placed by the lo cal since January, 1942, were Ne groes. In announcing this develop ment. Carl Geiser, President of Lo cal 1227. declared: “The policy of our union for all out production to win the war can not be fully carried out unless aU available manpower is put* to work. We have broken down the barrier of discrimination wherever it has existed in our shops. We not only believe the Negro people must be afforded equal opportunity to fight for this country, but we also believe they must be given equal opportun ity to work for this country." In Connecticut, the Bridgeport lo cal of the UERMWA has issued a large "Victory Thur Unity” poster to be placed in union halls and war production plants. The poster, is sued by the local’s Job Discrimin ation Committee .contains pictures of Corp. Meyer Levin and Capt. Col in Kelly of the IT. S. Air Corps, and Dorie Mjller. LAND GRANT COLLEGE CONFERENCE UP IN ARMS AS NAVY REFUSES TO RECONSIDER EXCLUSION OF V-l PROGRAM (Continued from pasre 1) quota, also, is one third of the elig ible male students in the nation’s colleges. Moreover, it was brought out at the conference that the only oppor tunity for service in the navy open to Negro college students and grad uates is on the level of apprentice seamen. This situation seems nar adoxical, the conference pointed out when according to authorative sourc es, the navy needs a reservoir of trained manpower badly. After discussion of the prevailing condition, the conference immediate ly took action by appointing a com mittee, consisting of John W. Davis, Hrace Mann Bond, president of Fort Valley state college, and Charles H. Thompson, dean of the college of liberal arts, Howard university, to carry the conference’s protest to the navy department. When Presi dent Davis and Bond were unable to be in Washington on the date scheduled for the meeting, Dean Thompson and Charles H. Houston, noted Washington attorney, met with navy representatives. When Dean Thompson and Mr. Houston indicated that the group was interested in seeing that the navy get good recruit material, and that it did not want to see all the intelligent and forceful Negroes en ter the army, Mr. Walker and Dean Barker said they appreciated this position and it was probable that they were missing some fine men by the limitations on Negroes in the navy program, but that for the pres ent the navy felt it “had gone as far as it could in one step.” If the war continues another two or three years, the committee declared, the United States navy would need officers so badly that the color of the officers would be immaterial. Mr. Walker and Dean Barker evidenced that in that case “the navy would take the men re gardless of race.” The Land grant college confer ence demands that: (1) Negro colleg es be immediately authorized to par ticipate in the V-l program; (2) Ne gro students in colleges which have been approved to give such training be allowed to participate as other students; (3) equitable provisions be made for prospective Negro enlistees to receive rating through examin ations as are now made for pros pective white enlistees. The committee left the naval con ference with the understanding that a formal statement from the navy department would be made to Negro publications. PETRILLO DECREES END TO RECORD MAKING BAN HARDER ON NEGRO (Continued from nase 1) legally enforce any restrictions on the use of records once they have been sold. Platters designed for home use have for some years car ried a label forbidding their use over the air but the courts have ruled this has no legal standing. The same would happen were an attempt made to restrict juke boxes, manu facturers say. Some of these companies believe that the pressure of public opinion an dthe desire of topranking bands to ■continue to cash in on the popu larity of their discs would compel the union to change its stand. Manufacturers, however, will re tain the right to make as many cop ies of the pre-Aug. 1 stock as they wish, within the limits of the WPB Order of some months ago cutting 1942 production to 30 percent of the 1941 output. It is expected that re cording activities will be greatly ac celerated the rest of this month in order to build up a stock of new platters for release after the ban goes into effect. I The Petrillo order will work a Bertha’ 4 BAR-B-O I AND HOME COOKED MEALS ; 1024 So. 11th St. Omaha, Nebr. greater hardship on colored music ians than on white. Most of the colored musicians bands depend largely upon records played over the radio or in juke boxes for their popularity as well as part of their income. White bands can expect to have considerable air time on th-^ big chains, thus keeping the organ ization before the public, but Negro orchestras seldom get a chance to broadcast. Most of those who do have only the smallest of local out lets. Recrds have built up a following for many leading colored artists that mean money when these music ians appear personally. Lil Green zoomed from the relief rolls to a star now earning several hundred dollars weekly On the strength of one re cording, “Romance in the Dark”. Louis Jordan is currently drawing crowds because of the popularity of his “I’m Gona Move to the Out skirts of Town,” while Erskine Haw -kins was greatly aide by “Tuxedo Junction.” The Petrillo order is unwarranted in view of existing conidtions. Pri orities have ended the manufacture of juke boxes, which means than when those now in use wear out they cannot be replaced. The cut in record manufacture is also hav ing its effect on nickel-in-a-slot pho nographs. At the same time, it is well known that many leading bands have been hard hit by selective ser vice, with many of the best music ians already in the army. Some leaders are having dificulty finding adequate replacements and are con sidering using girl instrumentalists. If unemployment is so great am ong AFM members, Tne hard hit leaders should have no trouble find ing replacements. Often it is lack of ability that is responsible for job lessness. A large portion of the pub lie would prefer records by first rate musicians to in-the-flesh perform ances by fourth-raters. Petrillo, incidentally, is generally feared but not too well liked by Ne gro musicians who accuse him of race prejudice. The Chicago local of which he is head negotiated a contract specifically barring Negro es from radio employment, and for many years he refused to allow Ne gro orchestras to appear at any of the better clubs and cabarets in white sections of the city. PEOPLE’S VOICE SEED FOR $25,000 SIX MONTHS OLD PUBLIC ATION HEADED BY THE REV. ADAM C. POWELL, JR., CITS’ COUNCILMAN SUED In an action brought here this week in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, James H. Hu bert, Executive Director of the New York Urban League, through his attorney, William T. Garvin of 217 West 125th Street, sued the Powel'. Buchanan Publishing Company, Inc. for $25,000.00. The> Corporation is 'charged with publishing articles “in tended to injure Plaintiff in good reputation in connection with his position as Executive Director of the Urban League.” The Plaintif brands as “false, malicious, defam atory, and intending to impute there by inefficiency and purposeful neg lect.” Declaring that the Plaintif, James H. Hubert, has worked diligently for the purposes of the League and sub ordinated all personal interests, striving at all times to maintain its objectives and ideals the suit affirms I that he is well and favorably known to thousands of persons. A judge ment of $25,000.00 is demanded, to gether with costs and disbursements of the action. A Committee of League members, headed by the Rev. Gerald Hamil ton, Chiarman, Dr. March Moreland and Mr. Ernest Dimitry. Chairman and Co-Chairman of the Investigat ing Committee, has been conducting an inquiry nto the charges. Ac cording to a member of the Invest igating Comm|itt?ee, “All evidence unearthed so far tends to show that the attack is an attempt on the part of certain individuals to gain con trol of the League and dictate its policy.” “It is to be deplored,” said tho Rev. Gerald Hamliton, Chairman of the Membership Committee, “that the People’s Voice, headed by the Pastor of famed Abyssinian Baptist Church, the dynamic Rev. Adam C. Powell, Jr., which began with such a flurry and promising that where the People’s Voice could not build up it would not tear down, Is now faced with a suit based on libeling of a citizen’s 24 years of unselfish work in Harlem. I sincerely trust that the parties envolved may in some way amicably settle this mat ter.” LYNCHING RECORD FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS, 1942 Dear Sir: I send you the following state ment concerning lynehings for ’he first six months of this year. I find according t0 the information compil ed at Tuskegee Institute in the De partment Of Records and Research that there was one lynching record ed in the first six months of 1947. The person lynched was a Negro. The offense charged was: Suspected of criminal assault. The state in FILES FOR... State Representative C. C. GALLOWAY Mr. VOTER I am asking you to let me be your SERVANT. I am running for the non-partisan representative for the Nebraska State Legislative from the 5th Dis trict. Your vote on Aug. 11, will l>e appreciated by me and a host of your friends. C. C. GALLOWAY, ACTING EDITOR OF THE OMAHA GUIDE FILES FOR STATE SENATOR July 2nd Acting Editor C. C. Gal loway, filed as a candidate for State Senator in the Nebraska Leg islature- He announces a brief and comprehensive platform, as fol lows: 1. Make an ALL-OUT effort to win the war. 2. Safeguard our theory of In dividual Liberty. 3. Continue to give labor a square deal. 4. Protect, defend and promote Agriculture. 5. Help LITTLE BUSINESS as well as Big Business. . No new taxes and no increase in old ones. 7. Provide ASSISTANCE FOB THE AGED. 8. Be prepared to meet the prob lems of the Post War Years. In addition to announcing his platform, Mr. Galloway states that “many problems may arise during the war and afterward which will tax experienced men in the service of the state. My many years in business have taught me something about the difficulties encountered by the common man, as well as bus iness men. I believe I can be of service to the people of my district I and my state when I am elected to | the Legislature. I am one of eight | candidates in the race in the Fifth LegislativeDi strict. I especially de sire the votes of all men and wom en who at one time or another have been “hard up”, or ‘‘broke”. My competitors may have all the others. NEGRO FIRED ON FOR SALVAGING SCRAP RUBBER Houston, July 16 (ANP) —Charles Sugar, knows from personal exper ience that Texas is not all bad, des pite the rumor circulated that “the devil owned Texas and hell, and made choice of living in hell and renting out his Texas.” Sugar learned his lesson as fol lows: He was wounded by a white watchman who saw him gathering odd pieces of discarded and scrap rubber outside of the auto part build ing where the watchman was on duty. When Sugar was brought before the justice of the peace, W. C. Rag an, he upbraided the white watch man and said: “I don't think much of your pat riotism for leaving scrap rubber ly ing around when the country is in such great need of it.” Later the justice declared: “It is ridiculous to charge anyone with a crime for picking up old rubber that has been thrown away wrhen everybody in America is being urged to salvage every ounce of rubber they can find. I have picked up a number of pieces myself and have thrown it on the scrap pile.” So Charles Sugar went free Tues day “to collect more rubber for Un cle Sam’s war effort,’ and, what’s more, a white watchman was offic ially, sternly and publicly rebuked which the lynching occured is Mis souri. A reported case of lynching in Texas is notv under investigation. Very truly yours, F. D. Patterson. President. NORTH 24th st SHOE REPAIR 1807 N. 24th St. WE. 4240 —POPULAR PRICES — LOOK AT YOUR SHOES Other People Do. Our Half Soleing Method leaves No Repair Look on your shoes. We Use the BEST Material. for shooting the Negro who was dis playing his patriotism. U. S. SERVICE BARRED TO BIASED EMPLOYERS New York—As part of a compre hensive code to guard against racial or religious discrimination in jobs fillel through the United States Em ployment Service, Mrs. Anna M. Rosenberg, regional director of the Social Security Board, has inducted all public employment offices in New York not to make placements for any employer who "refuses to employ otherwise qualified applic ants solely because of race, color, creed, national origin or descent.” In a memorandum sent to all U. S. E. S. administrative employes, Mrs. Rosenberg said it would be the i official policy of the agency to FIRST DELIVERANCE CHURCH BENEFIT STORE 2020 NORTH 24TH ST. (Across the Street from Rita Theatre) NEW AND USED MERCHANDISE Clothes, Furniture and Furnishings “We Save You Money on GooJ Merchandise” WE BUY, SELL AND EXCHANGE —Mrs. Jackie Bryant, Mgr. TO ROUSE FLOW OF LIVER BILE Get a bottle of Kruschen Salta tonight. Half an hour before breakfast, take as much as will lie on a dime In a glass of water (hot or cold) or In your morning cup of tea or coffee and keep this up for 30 days. Kruschen , taken this way helps relieve such symptoms as sick headaches, bowel sluggishness and so-called bilious Indigestion when due to In sufficient How of bile from the gall-bladder You can get Kruschen, a famous English formula made In the U. 8. A., at any drug store. You must be satisfied or money back. NOTICE- PAY UNION DUES ONLY AT LABOR TEMPLE OR AT UNION OFFICE AT MEAD. NO MAN ON THE JOB IS AUTHORIZED TO TAKE MONEY. There are Only Four Authorized Men in Local 1140. They are Pete Bell, Walter McClelland and Kelly Gates at the Omaha office, and Henry Schaefer at the Mead office. I “stimulate the fullest utilization of the labor supply” by encouraging employers to eliminate from their job orders any specifications, in cluding age or sex, that were not associated with ability to perform the job. The memorandum added that ser vice was to be withheld entirely from employers who would not hire workers for racial or religious reas ons and that the same policy was to apply to refusal to employ aliens unless the exclusion of non-citizens was specifically required, by the Army or Navy. Labor unions, acting as agents for employers under closed-shop con tracts, will also be denied service if their membership rules exclude per sons solely because of race or cree l, Mrs. Rosenberg ordered. NEW YORK GIRL WINS JIM ( ROW SUIT SUPREME COURT JUSTICE SAYS SHE WAS BARED SOLE LY BECAUSE OF COLOR I "-bite P'aitis N. v.. July 17 (ANP NETPROFITSDROF /1939 1940 1941 1942 CaA/unas 6 tJctv 12$8U597 39079,053 35.0W.053 ‘JedeKad. tcuiei. ^ 2551.680 6.361,212 ' 23,255,000 29150,000